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Donegal Ancestry County Donegal
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Donegal Ancestry caters for family history enquiries for County Donegal which is located in the north-west of Ireland in the Province of Ulster.
Sources
Sources we can consult for you include:
- Pre1900 Parish Registers
- Civil Birth, Marriage and Death Records
- Griffith's Valuation
- Tithe Applotment Books
- 1901 Census Returns
- Graveyard Inscriptions
- Hearth Money Rolls
- Passenger List Extracts
- 1630 Muster Rolls
- Estate records
- School Roll Books
- Poll of Electors Extracts mid 1700's
- Ordnance Survey Memoirs
- Many Other Miscellaneous Sources
The project is still in development and record sources are being computerised on an on-going basis.
Emigration from Donegal
Presbyterians emigrated from here as early as the 1600s and opened up the new frontiers in North America. The Great Famine saw mass emigration to the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Evictions and clearances took place throughout the county at locations that can still be seen.
Donegal People, Towns and Places of Interest
The famous Irish politicians Isaac Butt, Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher were natives of this county as were Francis Makemie and Patrick McGill. The chief towns in County Donegal are Ballyshannon, Donegal, Bundoran, Letterkenny, Buncrana, Lifford, Raphoe, Ballybofey and Moville. Places of interest in County Donegal include: The Grainan of Ailleach, Burtenport, Slieve League, Glenveigh National Park, Doe Castle, Rathmullan House, Raphoe Stone Circle.
Our Service
- What kind of Research Reports do we do?
- What are our Research Fees
- How do you avail of our services
- Births & Baptisms Search
While you are here if you are looking for accommodation in County Donegal try:
- West Ireland Holidays
